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Fresno’s Philip Levine becomes poet laureate

Written on 10 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Philip Levine of Fresno has been selected to be the nation’s next poet laureate. [The New York Times] Known for his poems about working-class Detroit, Levine is considered a voice that speaks to the conditions of ordinary working people. “I... (Continue reading)

Alleged kidnapper tells judge she’s CIA agent

Written on 10 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A woman accused of abducting a 4-year-old boy from an Atascadero homeless shelter told a judge during a video-conference arraignment Tuesday that she was “guilty with an explanation.” [The Tribune] Annette Hale, 52, spoke to Judge John Trice from County... (Continue reading)

Light brown apple moths found in Cayucos

Written on 10 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Two light brown apple moths were discovered in Cayucos in traps set in residential landscapes by San Luis Obispo County agriculture inspectors. [The Tribune] Additional traps have been set throughout the area to gauge the extent of the infestation. The... (Continue reading)

Fox News site gets 8,000 death threats

Written on 9 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

More than 8,000 death threats were posted recently on the Fox News Facebook page after the communications director for American Atheists, Blair Scott, appeared on the network’s “America Live.” [All Facebook] Blair was discussing the group’s lawsuit to stop the... (Continue reading)

Facebook takes down California inmate accounts

Written on 9 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Inmates with unauthorized access to cell phones have been posting Facebook pages from inside California prisons, as well as trolling victims’ pages and harassing them, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. As a result, prison authorities have... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo triple stabbing victims named

Written on 8 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs | One comment

San Luis Obispo police have identified the victims of a triple stabbing on Sunday at a birthday party on Garcia Drive. Meanwhile, the attacker remains at large. Joseph Perez, 20, Raysean Ford, 23 and a 16-year-old boy suffered stab wounds in... (Continue reading)

Increase in Kern River drownings due to heavy flows

Written on 8 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The number of confirmed deaths on the Kern River this season has jumped 75 percent from the eight drownings recorded last year, and more than triple the five lives lost in 2009. [The Bakersfield Californian] This year’s heavy winter and... (Continue reading)

Prisoner release program timing questioned

Written on 8 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Legislative Analyst’s Office is calling on state lawmakers to get more involved in plans to reduce the number of inmates in California’s overcrowded prisons. [CaliforniaWatch] In a report released Friday, the analyst’s office recommended that the Legislature ask the... (Continue reading)

Wineries from Paso Robles to Sonoma seek lucrative market in China

Written on 8 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Not long ago wine drinkers in China would mix Coca-Cola into their wine glass to sweeten the deal. [Sacramento Bee] “They didn’t like the taste of wine yet, and they wanted some sweetness,” said Joan Kautz, vice president of international... (Continue reading)

Three stabbed at party in San Luis Obispo

Written on 7 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A large party, at a house on the 1400 block of Garcia Drive in San Luis Obispo, ended abruptly after three males were stabbed on Sunday at about 4:15 a.m. Two of the victims were treated and released from a... (Continue reading)